Dr. Kamal Singh

Critical Care Physician, 20+ yrs | AFMC, Pune | Ex. Fortis Healthcare | Srividya Sadhaka | Writing Literary Fiction

[Dr. Kamal Singh @kamalsinghorg]

Day 10 #amwriting

720 words.

I wrote on my balcony amidst soft sunshine and view of the mountains, between 9 and 11 am. Things are moving well with the writing, except for the fact that I'm facing a time crunch, and I can feel it. At this pace, it might be difficult to meet my target of 10k words per week. So I'm actively thinking of ways to help me achieve my writing target on a consistent basis.

It was a breezy day and went well otherwise. I had kadhi and multigrain roti for dinner. I started reading a short story by Phanishwar Nath Renu titled 'Atma-Sakshi', and I still have 3–4 pages left (reading in kindle). It's a realistic piece of writing probing the life and mind of a person with a communist ideology in pre-independence India.

Went to sleep at 1:30 am.

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Here's the video link: https://t.co/GdOuNGKuau

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I have 177 long videos (Hindi language) on my main YouTube channel, covering health, wellness, productivity, and life in general. Starting today, I'll be sharing one video every day here on X.

Video 1: Comfort Zone से बाहर कैसे निकलें? | Psychology और 10 Practical तरीके

In this video, I've discussed how the psychology of our comfort zone works and how we can step outside it using 10 science-backed methods.

We know that stepping outside our comfort zone is important for meaningful growth in life, but knowing this and actually doing it are two different things.

Some of the techniques discussed include starting with small challenges, gradually facing unfamiliar situations, setting achievable goals, challenging negative self-talk, practising discomfort, and celebrating small wins.

Link in the first reply.

[Dr. Kamal Singh @kamalsinghorg]

@drritajain Hello, Dr. Rita. Thanks! I hope you had a great festival too. The writing is shaping up well; I hope this time I'll be able to make some progress. Thanks for asking.🙂

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Had a great time this Dipavali. Hope everyone enjoyed the spirit of the festival. ☺️🙏🪔

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@vyaspranjal33 @mmpandit @homam108 Happy New Year

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@Gnerphk 😂

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@SheetalWali Hope you had a great Dipavali festival. Best wishes 🙏

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Day 9 #amwriting

1,823 words. An uneventful day in general. Writing flowed smoothly and naturally. The characters are really a writer’s progeny. The urge to keep shaping them while witnessing their trajectories is constant. Sometimes it helps with the flow, sometimes not... Anyway, enjoying the process…

Yesterday, I read somewhere on Reddit that a writer has to maintain a social media presence so that there is an audience waiting for the book when it gets published. I have decided to ramp up the creation of YouTube videos (channel: whoiskamalsingh) in a more engaging and consistent way. Not now, though, but once the writing process is well established.

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Multigrain chapati and matar paneer for brunch, for a change! Usually, I make a one-pot rice dish for brunch.

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Day 8 #amwriting

658 words. Did most of the writing in the morning. Was occupied with a lot of things thereafter, it being the festival of Deepavali today.

Things appear good with respect to the progress of the novel and writing in general. Just one thing: I am not able to read anything these days, I mean fiction. Not just because of time constraints, though that's one of the big factors, but also something else... ?? Fear of getting affected by what I read? I'm not sure. But I would like to keep reading a part of my routine, even if it's just for 15 or 30 minutes.

Writing-wise, it was a fulfilling day. I achieved a great flow, and had I had more time to write, today could have been that 3K, 4K+ word day. In the near future, I'm sure.

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@mmpandit 🙏🙏🙏

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@Sai_swaroopa Great achievement 👏

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@KushalRobotics Pranam Prasada ji. Wishing you, family and friends and very auspicious Dipavali. .. 😊🙏🙏🌸🌺

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@sumkam11 🙏🙏😊

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Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha 🌹🙏🪷

#homa #ganesha #havan #ganapati

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@homam108 🙏🙏🌹🪷🌸

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@Jd_rrc 🙏🙏😊🌸🌸

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Day 6 #amwriting

668 words.

Writing progress is slower because the protagonist is showing me sides of herself I didn't know existed. And that is affecting the scene I am currently writing. And I feel happy and curious witnessing the deeper layers of the protagonist opening up. It's going to help me find out what she wants. And the more I know her, the better I can write, because, in turn, it will be she who is writing, not me.

So yesterday, I spent a good deal of time writing her character sketch, and I am not counting that towards the word count for the first draft. That would be cheating, no? I will remember Day 6 as the first day when, in spite of retiring to bed in quite a sleepy state, I could not sleep for a good hour because my mind couldn't stop obsessing over the finer details of the opening scene. Loving the experience too much.

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@ronak365 Absolutely 💯